Is the entire plane brush painted or just the base coat?  Very smooth finish if brush painted. I miss the days of picking up a brush and going to town. Nowadays my *** gets deflated thinking about using and cleaning the AB. 

Andrew and Chad, thank you.

Andrew, I hadn't brush painted an airplane in over thirty years, so this was a definite refresher course on that lost skill. It takes more time to apply the paint, but there is far less cleaning afterwards, so time wise they balance out somewhat. But as much as I do like 109s, I have a soft spot for these Russian fighters.

Chad, I did indeed brush paint the whole thing. Up close you can tell from the texture of the paint. I feel ya about the cleaning of the airbrush taking the wind out of your sails. I get that too.

So here it is, all finished in a bit over 80 hours. Hobbycraft’s 1/48 La-5FN built OOB. I did modify a few parts with files or filler here and there, but nothing beyond that. I also used the kit decals, which surprisingly worked very well. 

Now it’s all packaged up for travel to my great nephew and delivery to him over the weekend

I'm certain your great nephew is going to love this one.

Tony & Chad, thank you. Yeah, I think you guys are right about him liking this one.

Very nice, brush painting is not a lost art after all! I predict lots of smiles and airplane noises as soon as he receives this.

Super nice work! I haven't brush-painted anything but figures in years. BSYamato used to brush-paint his 1/72nd aircraft and they looked great- he even pre-shaded them with a brush. 

I'm sure your nephew is going to be thrilled!

Coming along fast Carlos! Looks great.

I still have some Poly S, is that Poly Scale the same with diffrent packaging?

Great job!  Can not believe that it was brush painted and that it's a Hobbycraft kit.

TJS

Great job, Stik - I would have loved that as a present from an uncle.

That was certainly fast. Took me about the same amount of time to slap the old Monogram Bf-109E kit together, and I used my airbrush lol.

It looks perfect for flight in the sky of imagination!

Love it.

Thank you Mike. It was enjoyable to build in this manner. Although in hindsight I probably could have airbrushed this in the same time frame.

That turned out great. I’m impressed.  Your nephew is going to love it.  I know brush painting can take a lot of time , but often for me, the thought of cleaning the airbrush is the kicker, even though I don’t save much time. You are a good great Uncle, and maybe got some brownie points with with the Mrs?  

well, Stik, I'm hosting lewbud's weekend Madness gb this year over the turkey day weekend. Please swing by and take a look. a new bonus is the 'last years leftovers' week, preceding the Weekend build.

i'll be finishing that F8E that never quite glued itself together.

bill

Thanks guys!

Knox, I'm with you on cleaning the airbrush. I thought that brush painting might be a timg saver in this case. But in all honesty with the second paint coats needed, there was no time saving involved. But it was enjoyable to go back and give brushing a go like I used to do. The Mrs. and I were happy to just have this done for the little guy. I suppose there may be a brownie point or two in there somewhere.

Andrew, I agree that WWII Red Air Force subjects are overlooked here in the west. I do know that they had the highest scoring Allied aces, and that their exploits do still live on in that part of the world. We just have to broaden our horizons. The Zvezda kit just arrived in the mail, and I gotta say, it's a night and day difference between this one and the Zvezda La-5FN. 

GM, I do have a lot on my plate for the next bit, but perhaps I can find something like this for the Weekend Madness GB. It's been awhile since I've taken part in one of those.

He's gonna love that.  Turned out great.  

lawdog114

He's gonna love that.  Turned out great.  

 

Thanks. I don't know why I put off building the kit for so long. It was handed off over the weekend for the little guy to get in the next week or so.